Mexico border

Out-of-context photos circulate as US immigration rules change

Published on 12/05/2023 at 22:54

As the United States moved to lift pandemic-era immigration restrictions, social media users have been claiming five photos show massive crowds of migrants streaming toward the country's southern border in May 2023. This is false; the pictures are not current, but were instead taken in Mexico between October 2018 and June 2022, reverse images searches show.